Aruna Kamineni, PhD, MPH
“I'm working on reducing cancer through better screening. I collaborate with researchers nationwide on studies that will make screening more effective, patient-friendly, and personalized.”
Aruna Kamineni, PhD, MPH
Assistant Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Aruna.S.Kamineni@kp.org
206-287-2922
Biography
Aruna Kamineni, PhD, MPH, came to Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in 2009 with a wealth of experience in chronic disease epidemiology. Dr. Kamineni has expertise in using case-control methods to evaluate screening efficacy, and her research focuses on addressing evidence gaps for clinical guidelines, particularly for cervical and colorectal cancer prevention. A substantial portion of her work has focused on developing infrastructure and methods for research using electronic clinical and administrative health care data.
Since 2011, Dr. Kamineni has participated in the National Cancer Institute’s Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening Process (PROSPR) consortium to evaluate and improve cancer screening in U.S. community settings. As a principal investigator for multisite cervical and colorectal cancer PROSPR Research Centers, Dr. Kamineni is leading and collaborating on work to determine how to optimally use screening tests and consider how to tailor screening for population subgroups.
Dr. Kamineni’s research goals include studying the impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing and HPV vaccination on cervical cancer and screening programs. Multidisciplinary collaboration is a valued and important driver of Dr. Kamineni’s research and she embraces a team science approach to optimizing cancer prevention.
Research interests and experience
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Cancer
Cervical cancer; colorectal cancer; screening; disparities
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Methods
Electronic clinical and administrative data infrastructure development for research; case-control studies; team science
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Preventive Medicine
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Women's Health
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Cardiovascular Health
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Chronic Illness Management
Recent publications
Owens CL, Buist DS, Peterson D, Kamineni A, Weinmann S, Ross T, Williams AE, Stark A, Adams KF, Doubeni CA, Field TS. Follow-up and clinical significance of unsatisfactory liquid-based Papanicolaou tests. Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Jan;123(1):59-65. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21490. Epub 2014 Oct 23. PubMed
Arem H, Yu K, Xiong X, Moy K, Freedman ND, Mayne ST, Albanes D, Arslan AA, Austin M, Bamlet WR, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci P, Canzian F, Cotterchio M, Duell EJ, Gallinger S, Giles GG, Goggins M, Goodman PJ, Hartge P, Hassan M, Helzlsouer K, Henderson B, Holly EA, Hoover R, Jacobs EJ, Kamineni A, Klein A, Klein E, Kolonel LN, Li D, Malats N, Männistö S, McCullough ML, Olson SH, Orlow I, Peters U, Petersen GM, Porta M, Severi G, Shu XO, Visvanathan K, White E, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Tobias GS, Maeder D, Brotzman M, Risch H, Sampson JN, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Correction: Vitamin D metabolic pathway genes and pancreatic cancer risk. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 3;10(6):e0129983. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129983. eCollection 2015. PubMed
Arem H, Yu K, Xiong X, Moy K, Freedman ND, Mayne ST, Albanes D, Arslan AA, Austin M, Bamlet WR, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci P, Canzian F, Cotterchio M, Duell EJ, Gallinger S, Giles GG, Goggins M, Goodman PJ, Hartge P, Hassan M, Helzlsouer K, Henderson B, Holly EA, Hoover R, Jacobs EJ, Kamineni A, Klein A, Klein E, Kolonel LN, Li D, Malats N, Männistö S, McCullough ML, Olson SH, Orlow I, Peters U, Petersen GM, Porta M, Severi G, Shu XO, Visvanathan K, White E, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Tobias GS, Maeder D, Brotzman M, Risch H, Sampson JN, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Vitamin D metabolic pathway genes and pancreatic cancer risk. PLoS One. 2015 Mar 23;10(3):e0117574. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117574. eCollection 2015. PubMed
Wolpin BM, Rizzato C, Kraft P, Kooperberg C, Petersen GM, Wang Z, Arslan AA, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci PM, Buring J, Canzian F, Duell EJ, Gallinger S, Giles GG, Goodman GE, Goodman PJ, Jacobs EJ, Kamineni A, Klein AP, Kolonel LN, Kulke MH, Li D, Malats N, Olson SH, Risch HA, Sesso HD, Visvanathan K, White E, Zheng W, Abnet CC, Albanes D, Andreotti G, Austin MA, Barfield R, Basso D, Berndt SI, Boutron-Ruault MC, Brotzman M, Büchler MW, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Bugert P, Burdette L, Campa D, Caporaso NE, Capurso G, Chung C, Cotterchio M, Costello E, Elena J, Funel N, Gaziano JM, Giese NA, Giovannucci EL, Goggins M, Gorman MJ, Gross M, Haiman CA, Hassan M, Helzlsouer KJ, Henderson BE, Holly EA, Hu N, Hunter DJ, Innocenti F, Jenab M, Kaaks R, Key TJ, Khaw KT, Klein EA, Kogevinas M, Krogh V, Kupcinskas J, Kurtz RC, LaCroix A, Landi MT, Landi S, Le Marchand L, Mambrini A, Mannisto S, Milne RL, Nakamura Y, Oberg AL, Owzar K, Patel AV, Peeters PH, Peters U, Pezzilli R, Piepoli A, Porta M, Real FX, Riboli E, Rothman N, Scarpa A, Shu XO, Silverman DT, Soucek P, Sund M, Talar-Wojnarowska R, Taylor PR, Theodoropoulos GE, Thornquist M, Tjønneland A, Tobias GS, Trichopoulos D, Vodicka P, Wactawski-Wende J, Wentzensen N, Wu C, Yu H, Yu K, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Hoover R, Hartge P, Fuchs C, Chanock SJ, Stolzenberg-Solomon RS, Amundadottir LT. Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer. Nat Genet. 2014 Sep;46(9):994-1000. doi: 10.1038/ng.3052. Epub 2014 Aug 3. PubMed
Tiro JA, Kamineni A, Levin TR, Schottinger JE, Zhen Y, Chubak J, Corley D, Doubeni C, Gupta S, Halm E, Skinner CS, Rutter C, Wernli KJ, Klabunde CN. The colorectal cancer screening process in community settings: a conceptual model for the Population-Based Research Optimizing Screening Through Personalized Regimens consortium Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Jul;23(7):1147-58. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1217. Epub 2014 Jun 10. PubMed
Wernli KJ, Hubbard RA, Johnson E, Chubak J, Kamineni A, Green BB, Rutter CM. Patterns of colorectal cancer screening uptake in newly-eligible men and women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Jul;23(7):1230-7. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1360. Epub 2014 May 3. PubMed
Johnson K, Kamineni A, Fuller S, Olmstead D, Wernli KJ. How the provenance of electronic health record data matters for research: a case example using system mapping. eGEMs. 2014;2(1):Article 4. Available from: http://repository.academyhealth.org/egems/vol2/iss1/4. PubMed
Rustagi AS, Kamineni A, Weinmann S, Reed SD, Newcomb P, Weiss NS. Cervical screening and cervical cancer death among older women: a population-based, case-control study. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 May 1;179(9):1107-14. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu035. Epub 2014 Mar 30. PubMed
Austin MA, Kuo E, Van Den Eeden SK, Mandelson MT, Brentnall TA, Kamineni A, Potter JD. Family history of diabetes and pancreatic cancer as risk factors for pancreatic cancer: the PACIFIC study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Oct;22(10):1913-7. Epub 2013 Aug 21. PubMed
Rustagi AS, Kamineni A, Weiss NS. Response to counterpoint: efficacy of cervical cancer screening in older women. Am J Epidemiol. 2013;178(7):1027. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwt166. Epub 2013 Aug 21. PubMed
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